Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.6 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
be 53.4% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 61.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.4% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 72.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 36.2% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 55.8% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
How big is Nigeria compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.